vulnerability

IBM WebSphere Application Server: CVE-2017-1504: Weaker than expected security in WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2017-1504)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Aug 3, 2017
Added
Apr 27, 2018
Modified
Mar 27, 2026

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server version 9.0.0.4 could provide weaker than expected security after using the PasswordUtil command to enable AES password encryption. IBM X-Force ID: 129579.

Solutions

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